Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-21
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
| THE end DRAWING NEAR
And Business CroWding On
Congress.
EXCITING DAYS IN IRELAND.
Western Cattle Perish By
Thousands.
JAKE SHARPE'S TURN NEXT.
A Girl Three Weeks In
a Trance.
THE LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS-.

THE LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS.
A Perfect Avalanche of Business
Crowdins Upon Both Houses and
| Only Ten Days for It's Disposal.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-There will be a
perfect pot-pourri in the proceedings of Con
| eress during the remaining ten days. The
| calendars of the houses are cumbersome and
so much business of great Importance de-
nands attention that more or less of undue
haste will follow. The calendar of the
House is composed of eighty eight pages and
bills as follows: Bills in committee of the
whole 2e1; House calendar 172; private
calendar 671; special orders IA; bills report
ed from private calendar s.; privileged re-
ports and unfinished business 10; bills on
the union calendar considered under clause 5,
Is. The Senate calendar has thirty six pages,
including the index and twenty seven pages,
giving the titles of 344 measures. Most of
these are for general legislation. To morrow
is suspension day in the House and the call
rests with the committee on claims. The
committee on appropriations, however, in
tends to antagonze this rule with appro-
! priation bill and it is generally believed that
it will be successful in obtaining
| the floor. The legislative, executive and
| judicial, the diplomatic and the naval
| bills are on the calendar, while the general
deficiency and Notifications bills are to be
| reported during the week, thus giving the
| House as much work on appropriations as ii
| can perform. At o'clock on Tuesday the
House will yield its time for eulogies upon
the late Senator Pike. On Wednesday the
| fishery bills are to be considered and or
Thursday the veto of the President of the
dependent pension bill. Under the rules Of
| the House during the last six days of the last
| session of Congress it is in order to move tc
suspend the rules and put measure upon
its passage. Beginning with that day it will
be as impossible to forecast the proceeding;
of the House day in advance as it would be
to foretell the future course of a rudderless
snip.
In the Senate the Republicans seem to have
| outlined the order of business for the weak
by the programme fixed IN conference, al
| though their calculations may be materially
| altered. The order promulgated by the Re-
publican senators is as follows:
Privileged questions, including conference re
ports, always in order.
2-General appropriation bills
3-Pension bills, general and special.
4-House bills etc, in order in the morning hour
5-After the Harris rule is exhausted the morn
ing hour to be devoted to bills as under rule 8.
The following is promulgated by the Re
publican caucus as special:
THE matter of the naval bills for defense con
signed to Messrs. Cameron and Hale to be proceed
ed with until O'Clock, subject to he foregoing.
canal bill the nav al bills before mentioned if not
| then already finished the department of agricul
the committee agriculture, the bill for the relief
of depos:tors il The Freedman's bank labor arbi
tration bills the bill to prohibit the publication OF
lottery advertisements. the bill to quiet land titles
the Des Moines land grant matters. the settlement
with the Pacific roads, House resolution to inv St
gate the Pacific roads, the bill to authorize the Pa
cific roads to build a branch in any convenient
form.
Mr. MACPHERSON has given notice that to
morrow he will demand consideration of the
joint resolution ordering an investigation
| into Pacific railroad matters. There are
other appropriation bills which are likely tc
come before the Senate during the week and
| occupy most of the time.
Social Events at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Socisl events have
| crowded upon one another during the pas
few weeks and the next two days will equa
| il not exceed in brilliancy any during the
season. The fashion so universally adopted
| by the young society people last season O.
holding O'Clock teas will prevail during
1 Lent. This is considered by those having
| nothing but amusement to think of
pleasant way of meeting ones friends TIL
event of Monday evening will be the mar
rage of Miss Augusta Patten to Representa-
| tive J. NJ. Glover. The ceremony will TAX
| place at the home of the bride at the head o
| Massachusetts, avenue and will be performed
by the Rev. Father Chappelle of St. Mat
thew's. The large mansion is undergoing
| decorations for the occasion and will presen
magnificent appearance. Mr.. Griffin GLOW
| er of St. Louis, brother of the groom, viii
| act as best msu. The BRIDES sisters, Misses
| Mamie, Josephine, Edith and Nellie
| will serve as bridesmaids, while tn
g1oomsmen will be Representative Gibson
and John Dulaney and Mr.. Christie Churcl
and Leon Church of St. Louis, sons of Mrs
Scanlon AT 10 o'clock Mr.. Glover and hi
bride will leave for the wedding trip, which
| will extend to California, going by way o
the South, stopping first at New Orleans
| Upon their return they will go to St. Louis t.
visit relatives and thence to Newport for tn
| summer.
The formal social events of the President
| household will terminate for the season will
a reception on Tuesday night.
Jake SharP,s Turn Next.